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Konkani and Portuguese


Portuguese and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
India  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Marathi  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
9  
6

How Many Consonants
36  
26
19  
9

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar  
Olá  

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum  
obrigado  

How Are You?
kaso assa?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn  
bom Dia  

Please
Chike  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Maf kor  
pesaroso  

Bye
Adeus  
tchau  

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
upkar korxi  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Goa  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Not present  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
-  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Not present  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
-  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
7.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī  
Português  

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  
Português  

French Name
konkani  
portugais  

German Name
Konkani  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
kõkɳi  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Konkanis  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1209 A.D.  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Kokani  
Portuguese  

Language Position
23  
21
6  
6

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
kok  
por  

ISO 639 3
kok  
por  

ISO 639 6
kok  
por  

Glottocode
goan1235  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Konkani and Portuguese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Konkani and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Portuguese Speaking population

Konkani and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Konkani and Portuguese on Konkani vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Portuguese Language Codes

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